Subject Areas
Sustainable Design
All of the essential ecosystems that create and support life on Earth, including the human population, are severely compromised. If the current ecological dilemma is primarily a design failure of the first industrial revolution, the need for another revolution based on new, sustainable design principles is clear. Sustainable design involves applying forms and patterns of natural living systems to create built environments and consumer products that sustain human activity and regenerate living systems.
Classes are regularly offered in the heart of San Francisco's SOMA arts district and online.
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Featured Courses
Managing the LEED Documentation Process
Get practical training on how to manage the LEED documentation process using LEED-Online and other tools help to lead eco-charrettes, troubleshoot potential setbacks and coordinate the responsibilities of each team member. Learn more.
Gain an understanding of organic architecture, a living tradition that first came into recognition with the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. Learn more.
Practical Applications of Sustainable Design
Translate your knowledge of sustainable design concepts into practical, deployable and tangible methods. Learn more.
Principles of Sustainable Design
Examine the history and development of sustainabilityas a social goal and explore its implicationsfor the design of built environments. Learn more.
Specialized Program of Study (What is a specialized program of study?)
Sustainable Design (EDP 022406)
Starting with foundational principles of sustainability and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) framework, this program introduces concepts of long-term sustainability, supply chain and regenerative systems. Learn more.
Events, Programs and Resources
Art and Design Gallery
View examples of student and instructor artwork and class projects in Extension's Art and Design program areas. Go to gallery.
Course of Related Interest
Application of Green Building ConceptsUSGBC Education Provider
UC Berkeley Extension is an official Education Provider of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the nonprofit organization that developed the LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System. Several of Extension's advanced courses are USGBC-approved to offer Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) continuing education credit.
Organizations
San Francisco Planning + Urban Research Association (SPUR)
Featured Links and Articles
Sustainability Field Booms on Campus (New York Times)
UC Berkeley Extension Partners With City of San Francisco to Revitalize Civic Center
Solar Industry May Be Bright Spot for Professionals in Current Recession
Information Sessions
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Contact
To contact the department office, send an email to designarts@unex.berkeley.edu or call (415) 284-1041. For more information about online courses, email online@unex.berkeley.edu or call (510) 642-7343.
